AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WAYS A WORLD OF IMPROVISATION JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA 2023 February tour Hilight – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WAYS Saudi Arabia A culture in transition I was invited to visit the UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by the Read more…
WHAT’S YOUR QUESTION??? How can I feel more comfortable using improvisation in my work? Improvisation skills are superpowers for therapists, psychologists, and social workers. I find it strange that improvisation classes aren’t formally prescribed for students in these fields. Psychologists and Social Workers in my classes often send me questions Read more…
DON’T DO YOUR BEST Working with Keith Johnstone has been a great honour in my professional life. I remember arriving at the Loose Moose Theatre late in my teens… or was it early in my twenties? In any case, I didn’t know who Keith was. In fact, my first improvisation Read more…
2022 spring tour AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WAYS Spring 2022 Dubai, Egypt, Germany, Holland, Italy If you travel a lot, the world becomes one large diverse community. The airports are bus stops and the countries are neighbourhoods with distinct personalities. The people in those neighbourhoods are unique on the Read more…
PUPPETS AND IMPROVISATION Like Masks, Puppets have an other-world quality. Some of us love them while others are freaked out by their “creepiness”. Love them or hate them puppets bring technical skills, creative skills and even some deep metaphoric insights that will make us better improvisers. WHY PUPPETS? Why should Read more…
TALK TO THE HAND “Raise your hand and give that character a voice. The “two” of you are going to have a little fun.” I was directing an improvised show many years ago and there was only one person who hadn’t been on stage. I called her up and saw Read more…
SET IT UP! How do you teach a game in class, or set up a show or scene in front of an audience successfully? Are you connecting or confusing your audience? An effective beginning to the show or exercise can make all the difference. Here are some tips and tricks Read more…
WHAT’S THE FORMAT!?!? Here are some thoughts written for a question asked by the International Theatresports Institute, December 2019. What is your process for creating new performance formats? How do you develop the initial idea, and how to you work on it to make it stage worthy? One of the Read more…
The Improvisation School is a seed that is growing day by day. This site is a little taste of where things are going. And while it’s not finished by any of the stretch of the imagination, it represents what we hope will be a great adventure for many many students. Read more…